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Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and Patreon supporter Reggie Deal banter about Reggie's background as a baseball fan and Effectively Wild listener…

Home teams don't win as frequently in extra innings as they do overall. I investigated one possible reason for the discrepancy.

A look back at Wayne Belardi, a power-hitting first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the early 1950s who was stuck behind Hall of Famer Gil Hodges on the depth chart. Belardi hit a memorable grand slam in 1953.

Jose Trevino rumors, news and videos from the best sources on the web.

Ben Lindbergh talks to Will Leitch about the Cardinals' horrendous start, their baffling decision to bar big free-agent addition Willson Contreras from catching…

Baseball at 7,349 feet was as advertised, with a surfeit of home runs and excited fans in attendance.

The Dodgers got Will Smith, Tony Gonsolin, and Max Muncy back, but lost J.D. Martinez. Clayton Kershaw was brilliant, and Jason Heyward productive at the plate, including two memorable catcher’s interference calls.

Josh Donaldson rumors, news and videos from the best sources on the web.

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Edwin Díaz's season-ending injury at the WBC and the anti-WBC sentiment it engendered, then (20:39) bring on top-tier…